Cerbère
Cerbère (; ca, Cervera de la Marenda) is a commune and railway town in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.France
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, designed in the
art deco
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style by the
Perpignan
Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the ...
architect, Léon Baille, and built between 1928 and 1932. It has the overall appearance of a ship. It had its own cinema and a tennis court on the roof. It closed in 1983.
In 1987, the building was protected under the list of historic monuments (''inscription''). Part of the building has been brought back into use as apartments, with some original features. The building is open to visitors most afternoons.
The hotel is located at the north entrance to the municipality of